A Stimulator of the Salivary Excretion Based on Physical Vibration of the Parotid Glands.
Comput Math Methods Med
; 2022: 8252170, 2022.
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Oral dryness causes significant health problems both functional (difficulty speaking, chewing and swallowing) and structural in teeth (increased number of infections) and oral mucosa. The main objective of this study is to show an alternative treatment to help stimulate the salivary secretion thus improving the quality of life of the patient. In this study, a salivary stimulation equipment using vibrotactile stimuli is shown. The system has been placed bilaterally in the parotid glands and assessed the efficacy of the salivary secretion by sialometry before and after the stimulation. The new proposal is capable of stimulating salivary secretion, in a significative way after 7 minutes of use, at least in the cases analyzed, and fulfills low-cost, easy-to-use, and safe technical restrictions. In this setting, this paper suggests the performance of a deep clinical trial to measure the exact efficacy of the prototype and the times and frequencies needed to state the optimal treatment depending in each case.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Glándula Parótida
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Salivación
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Vibración
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Xerostomía
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Comput Math Methods Med
Asunto de la revista:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos